Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

64 reviews

scrambie's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

The way I would describe this text is ‘dark whimsical’. I genuinely had no clue where the plot was going,
 And couldn’t anticipate all the twists and turns. 

It feels that the author had a plethora ideas that he expertly braided together under the theme of ‘dreams’ and ‘Morpheus’. 

Through dreams and revelation, this text touches on what it is to be present, human, and the challenges we face outside the dreaming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tbd24's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

tbh I don’t know what I expected sandman to be but it wasn’t really this. I’ve read a decent amount of Gaiman books and I know this is super popular so I was thinking it would be a real crowning jewel but honestly I found most of it very boring. Maybe it’s just not my style, I’ve never been one much for grim dark. Also I know it was written in the 80’s but woof. Yikes, even. I hate to bring it up but with all the allegations against Gaiman, a lot of the treatment of women paints an unfortunate picture. It’s kind of crazy to me that I’ve never heard any criticism about these aspects of his writing. 

Idk the main part I liked was the epilogue so I might still end up reading the next one just to see if it’s more in that direction but I’m not hopeful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

catethegreat03's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed this comic and look forward to reading the next volume. That being said, if you are concerned about any kind of sensitive content, I would look up the content warnings. Especially 24 hrs (third to last comic) can be skipped without missing much of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Homophobia

The gore and death is pretty heavy throughout, but you can skip a lot of it if you skip 24 hrs.

spooky_tea's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Self harm

coatpocketcreature's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

gris_zorra's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Murder

kat_sanford's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

paigereitz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

My first foray into an "adult" graphic novel! Graphic novels aren't my preferred format - I like words and I struggle with pictures being the base of the story over written narrative - but I wanted to read these after enjoying the Netflix show last year. It is a bit of a stretch for me, as I also don't read horror much and certainly was disturbed by some scenes, but on the whole, I enjoyed this read and I plan to continue in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

montybonty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and War

jackiepreston's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail